tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Dec 30 12:08:49 2002
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Re: KBLC
Quvar BG:
> >> mu'tlheghvam vIchenmoHlaH neH:
> >
> > When {neH} follows the verb, it means that you can "just verb" something,
> > and do nothing else.
SuStel:
>That's not quite right. When /neH/ follows a verb, is trivializes the verb.
>
> mu'tlheghvam vIchenmoHlaH.
> I can make this sentence.
>
> mu'tlheghvam vIchenmoHlaH neH.
> I can merely make this sentence (as opposed to doing something more
> important).
TKD (p. 56f.):
One word fits somewhat awkwardly into this category: {neH} "only,
merely, just".
Unlike the other adverbials, it follows the verb which it modifies. The
semantic
effect is one of trivializing the action:
qama' vIqIppu' neH
"I merely hit the prisoner." [i.e.as opposed to killing him (Voragh)]
Duj yIQotlh neH
"Just disable the ship!" [i.e. as opposed to destroying it (Voragh)]
More examples from canon:
qo'mey Sar charghtaHvIS chaH Dat tlhIngan may'Duj luleghDI' neH qIb nganpu'
buQpu'
may'Duj 'ej ghIjpu' 'oH. nIteb ghIjpu' je Deghvam
this symbol grew to become as feared throughout the galaxy as the menacing
profiles
of their battlecruisers. SP1
yIQeqQo' neH. DoS yIqIp!
Don't just aim; hit the target! TKW
roD 'oHvaD juHqo' ponglu' neH.
[It (Kronos)] is usually referred to as simply "The Homeworld." S27
> > When it follows a noun, then it means "only that noun", and not another
> > noun.
TKD (p. 56f.):
Also unlike the other adverbials, {neH} can follow a noun. In such
cases, it means
"only, alone".
yaS neH
"only the officer, the officer alone"
jonta' neH
"only the engine"
More examples:
matHa', DoS jonta' neH
Gunner: target engine only. ST3
baHwI' DoS yIbuS. QuQ neH. yaj'a'?
Gunner: Target engine only - Understood? ST3
yIvbeHlIj neH DapoSmoH vIneH.
The only thing I want you to open is your blouse. (MO's ST5 notes)
Hagh qoHpu' neH HeghtaHvIS SuvwI'pu'
Only fools laugh while warriors die. PK
not qoHpu''e' neH ghIjlu'
Only fools have no fear. TKW
meQtaHbogh qachDaq Suv qoH neH
Only a fool fights in a burning house. TKW
Suvlu'taHvIS yapbe' HoS neH
Brute strength is not the most important asset in a fight. TKW
'ang'eghQo' quv Hutlhbogh jagh neH ghobtaHvIS ghaH
Only an enemy without honor refuses to show himself in battle. TKW
wa' DoS neH yIbuS
Focus on but one target. TKW
HIvbe' qoHpu' neH
Only fools don't attack. TKW
Hegh neH chav qoH
A fool's only achievement is death. TKW
--
Voragh "Damage control is easy. Reading
Klingon--that's
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons hard!" (Montgomery Scott to
Kirk, STIV)